Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works
Thu, Jul 16, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Fri, Jul 17, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 217
<em>Navigantium atque Itinerantium
Estimate: $4,000 - $8,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Bibliotheca, or A Compleat Collection of Voyages and Travels, by John Harris London: Printed for T. Woodward, et al, 1744, 1748, two volumes, first expanded edition following the 1705 first edition, this edition was the first appearance of two notable maps: Bowen's two maps of Australia and Georgia, with black and white illustrations and maps, later full brown leather with elaborately gilt decorated spines, new endpapers, six raised bands, red and black morocco spine labels, gilt inner dentelles, 16 x 10-1/2 in. near fine, some foxing mostly in the second volume, Missing one plate from Volume II, "Prospect of the City of Genoa". Provenance: Atlanta, Georgia Collection
Condition
near fine, some foxing mostly in the second volume, Missing one plate from Volume II, "Prospect of the City of Genoa"
Brunk Auctions
117 Tunnel Road
Asheville, NC 28805
